
The Federalist Papers
Isaac Kramnick(Editor)
Penguin Classics (Publisher)
Published on 30. April 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-14-044495-7 (ISBN)
Description
Written at a time when furious arguments were raging about the best way to govern America, The Federalist Papers had the immediate pratical aim of persuading New Yorkers to accept the newly drafted Constitution in 1787. In this they were supremely successful, but their influence also transcended contemporary debate to win them a lasting place in discussions of American political theory. Acclaimed by Thomas Jefferson as 'the best commentary on the principles of government which ever was written', The Federalist Papers make a powerful case for power-sharing between State and Federal authorities and for a Constitution that has endured largely unchanged for two hundred years.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
344 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-044495-7 (9780140444957)
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Alexander Hamilton | James Madison | John Jay
The Federalist Papers
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Persons
Isaac Kramnick is Professor of Government at Cornell and introduced the new edition of Democracy in America for Penguin Classics.